Alpha Blending Help
Saturday, March 12, 2005 by thethimble | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'm working on a new wb skin, and I was wondering how the alpha blending works. If I select the type of blending I wan't, the whole image gets transparent instead of the part I want:
thethimble
Reply #2 Saturday, March 12, 2005 4:27 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, March 12, 2005 4:27 PM
I wan't it to be transparent, just not the whole image. Just like the pearlthane skin for 2b 4.5.
Cavan1
Reply #3 Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:16 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:16 AM
If start panel is black, then this looks like pearlhtane, transparent places panel, everything else normal. If you
could explain fully what you want to do maybe someone will have the answer.
could explain fully what you want to do maybe someone will have the answer.
thethimble
Reply #4 Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:58 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:58 PM
I wan't it to look more like this
Instead of this:
(The weird purple/black part of the start panel is the bliss wallpaper)
Instead of this:
(The weird purple/black part of the start panel is the bliss wallpaper)
Cavan1
Reply #5 Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:22 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:22 PM
The tga image in pearthane alpha is 230, setting in SkinStudio for start panel effect is blur, but from checking
WB's with alpha start panel, color seems to make a big difference. To have it look like pearlthane you would need
to use settings and very close to same color. If you have, if not download, Bloss and StealthOS, both have alpha
start panel. By looking at a few examples may help you get the look you want.
WB's with alpha start panel, color seems to make a big difference. To have it look like pearlthane you would need
to use settings and very close to same color. If you have, if not download, Bloss and StealthOS, both have alpha
start panel. By looking at a few examples may help you get the look you want.
thethimble
Reply #6 Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:46 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:46 PM
Many questions:
1) What is a tga
2) How do I make the tga (i'm assuming its an image) transparent
3) Does PSP 9 support it?
1) What is a tga
2) How do I make the tga (i'm assuming its an image) transparent
3) Does PSP 9 support it?
ama02
Reply #7 Monday, March 14, 2005 12:22 AM
Reply #7 Monday, March 14, 2005 12:22 AM
1. Truevision Targa format
2. Don't know...
3. Yes (Read/Write)
edit: There is information on transparency in tga format in the PSP forum.
Can't get the link to work...go to the PSP forum http://forums.jasc.com/default.asp?boardid=PaintShopPro
go to Previous Versions (2nd from bottom), then scroll down about half way to thread called "Transparency in tga and pcx files?"
That thread has the instructions
2. Don't know...
3. Yes (Read/Write)
edit: There is information on transparency in tga format in the PSP forum.
Can't get the link to work...go to the PSP forum http://forums.jasc.com/default.asp?boardid=PaintShopProgo to Previous Versions (2nd from bottom), then scroll down about half way to thread called "Transparency in tga and pcx files?"
That thread has the instructions
Cavan1
Reply #8 Monday, March 14, 2005 12:33 AM
Reply #8 Monday, March 14, 2005 12:33 AM
tga is an image format, used for WB for alpha transparency, as for PSP 9 I can't answer. There are a few threads on
forum about tga but I could not find any that start with the basics, could not find anything about PSP 9. Maybe post
new thread asking for tga/ PSP 9 help. For tga on forums use search in Browse Site left side of page.
forum about tga but I could not find any that start with the basics, could not find anything about PSP 9. Maybe post
new thread asking for tga/ PSP 9 help. For tga on forums use search in Browse Site left side of page.
ama02
Reply #9 Monday, March 14, 2005 12:46 AM 
I found a thread with info on the Jasc/PSP forum, but can't seem to link to the thread directly...so I edited my previous post with directions to their forum. 
Hope it helps.
Reply #9 Monday, March 14, 2005 12:46 AM
I found a thread with info on the Jasc/PSP forum, but can't seem to link to the thread directly...so I edited my previous post with directions to their forum. 
Hope it helps.Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
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Reply #1 Saturday, March 12, 2005 3:59 PM